Former Rockford Boylan kicker Derek Dimke was among the final cuts by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who handed the job instead to veteran Rian Lindell.

Dimke and former Giants kicker Lawrence Tynes were brought in to compete for the Bucs’ job just before training camp when Tampa Bay’s former placekicker, Connor Barth, tore his Achilles tendon in a charity basketball game.

A toe injury knocked Tynes out of the running, but the former Buffalo standout Lindell joined the mix.

Dimke, who did not return phone calls today, said a couple of weeks ago that if he didn’t make the Bucs’ final roster he would not give up on his dream.

“I’ve still got a lot left in me. If this doesn’t work out, I’ll keep at it,” said Dimke, who was among the Detroit Lions’ final cuts last year. “It’s tough to break in, and I know that. It takes a lot of things to go right, and I have to earn everything I get.”

Dimke was 5-for-5 on field goals in the first three preseason games, but in Thursday’s preseason finale, Dimke, 23, hit the left upright and missed an extra point and was wide on a 45-yard field-goal attempt. Lindell, 36, drilled a 50-yarder in the game.

Today, Dimke was let go.

The 14-year veteran Lindell, who was with the Bills the past 10 seasons, made 87.2 percent of his kicks the past two years, and is Buffalo’s franchise record-holder with an 83.3 career field-goal percentage.